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The judge granted the request, and the jury went home for the Labor Day weekend. One juror had a death in the family, so the judge told the jury to reconvene at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The jury is deciding the fate of two men accused of murder in connection with a shooting last year at Towson Town Center Mall.

During closing arguments, the prosecution contends the defendants put together a, "killing team" -- complete with an assassin, spotters and a get-away vehicle.

Taking a heavy sigh, prosecutor Robin Coffin, with her index finger and thumb resembling a hand gun, slowly counted one to six -- the number of shots fired -- and punctuated the display with an emphatic "dead, dead."

Williams and William Ward, who is said to be a bushman or middle manager in the BGF gang, are currently on trial. Co-defendant Jermell Brandon struck a deal for his testimony, which also implicated Tyrone Brown, the accused shooter in this case.

Brandon spotted Pridget and his cousin at the mall and contacted Williams who put together a crew for the job.

The jury watched a videotape of detective Jim Lambert interviewing Ward who adamantly denied any knowledge of the crime. The detective told Ward they have surveillance tape showing his arrival at the mall following the victim, pointing out the victim to the person wearing a grey sweatshirt, who was tasked to shoot him, and exiting the mall with the gunman.

According to the police interview, Ward passed Brown walking through the mall. He turned and briefly interacted, "You looked back at him turned around. You pointed on video right to where that guy, the victim walked. He (Brown) walked outside and he killed him."

In their closing, the defense characterized Williams, the so-called mastermind of this crime, as a dumb and stupid patsy, the fall guy who was used by the BGF gang and police. Ward's attorney took aim at the state's evidence and its expert witness declaring they took a high-profile case and worked backwards from a conclusion.

Jury deliberations continued Friday afternoon. If no verdict is reached the judge will bring them back Tuesday.